The Political Objectives Test

Liberal

You scored 36 Equality, 79 Liberty, and 43 Stability!

You think liberty is important both for yourself and for all of humanity. You respect others and think it is important that everyone be given the opportunity to make decisions for themselves rather than have authority figures tell them what is best. The autonomy of every person is important to you but you think there are times in which personal action needs to be limited. As such you recognise that there is a role for government as long as it depends on the consent of the governed – this makes parliamentary democracy important to you. You prefer the role of government in economics and society to be small. In practice you will tolerate public sector activity as long as it is efficient and allows you to get on with your life. You are likely to advocate for both a predominantly free-market economy and a cosmopolitan and permissive culture. For information on liberal political parties worldwide see here (but note that this international also includes Progressive and Moderate and Establishmentarian parties). If this is too bland for you then try the Libertarian on for size.

All possible test results

Your lack of consistent commitment towards any of the three principles suggests that you have an apathetic disposition towards politics. You may only take an interest in politics if something directly... Read more

You think stability is important for a society. You feel that ‘change for the sake of change’ is stupid and that political changes need to be limited to only those things that are demonstrably nec... Read more

Stability is so overwhelmingly important to you that you wish to return to an era that may never have existed exactly as you imagine it. You may be prepared to support some very drastic action to pres... Read more

Liberty is so overwhelmingly important to you that you wish to eliminate anything that can interfere with it. The number one target of your outrage is ‘The State’ (all government + bureaucracy + m... Read more

You think that equality is important for a society. Society cannot be an inclusive association till equality for all is achieved. You feel that this must extend beyond legal and political equality to ... Read more

Your feel that all three principles are important. You take some interest in politics and definitely have opinions. However those opinions may be formed on a case-by-case basis because you lack an ove... Read more

Equality is so overwhelmingly important to you that only full equality-of-outcome in the economic life of all will satisfy you. The only way to ensure this happens is with a government that has the po... Read more

The only thing that unites your responses to this test is an intensity of conviction. You hold to a set of divergent principles which frequently clash. The only way you can take firm positions on issu... Read more